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Turkish Coffee

Coffee made by simmering very finely ground beans with water (and optional sugar) in a small copper cezve, served unfiltered with the grounds settling at the bottom.

  • Origin: Arabic / Turkish
  • Also called: Greek coffee, Bosnian coffee, qahwa
  • Availability: Rare find

Turkish coffee uses the finest grind of any common preparation — closer to powder than to espresso grind — and is simmered (not boiled) in a small long-handled pot called a cezve. It is served in a small cup with the grounds undisturbed at the bottom, often with a glass of water and a small sweet on the side. The same brew tradition (with regional variations in name and sweetness) is shared across Greece, the Levant, the Balkans, and the Arab world.

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